1981 Ashford & Simpson – Performance
Performance is a live album by Ashford & Simpson, released in 1981 on Warner Bros. The last three songs on that album were recorded in a studio.
Tracks
1 Bourgie Bourgie (Instrumental) (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 01:26
2 Nobody Knows (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:56
3 Medley (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 05:37
4 It Seems To Hang On (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 06:32
5 Don’t Cost You Nothing (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:52
6 Medley (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 13:13
7 I Need Your Light (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:50
8 Love Don’t Make It Right (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:22
9 Gimme Something Real (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 08:53
10 Found A Cure (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:11
11 It Shows In The Eyes (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:04
12 It’s The Long Run (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 05:02
13 Come On, Pretty Baby (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:25
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Eluriel Barfield |
| Drums | Yogi Horton |
| Guitar | Andy Schwartz |
| Clavinet | Peter Cannarozzi |
| Fender Rhodes | Peter Cannarozzi |
| Piano | Ray Chew |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Synthesizer | Peter Cannarozzi |
| Flute | Vinny Della Rocca |
| Sax | Vinny Della Rocca |
| Trumpet | Ray Maldonaldo |
| Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
| Background Vocals | Ullanda McCullough |
| Background Vocals | Frank Floyd |
| Vocals | Valerie Simpson |
| Vocals | Nickolas Ashford |
Other Musicians
11 It Shows In The Eyes
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Yogi Horton |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Fender Rhodes | Ray Chew |
| Organ | Ray Chew |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Synthesizer | Philip Woo |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Valerie Simpson |
| Vocals | Nickolas Ashford |
12 It’s The Long Run
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Yogi Horton |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Fender Rhodes | Ray Chew |
| Organ | Ray Chew |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Synthesizer | Philip Woo |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Valerie Simpson |
| Vocals | Nickolas Ashford |
13 Come On, Pretty Baby
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Yogi Horton |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Fender Rhodes | Ray Chew |
| Organ | Ray Chew |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Synthesizer | Philip Woo |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Valerie Simpson |
| Vocals | Nickolas Ashford |
Liner Notes
Producer – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Engineer – Michael Hutchinson
Mastered By – Ted Jensen, Jimmy Simpson
Mixed By – Jimmy Simpson
Art Direction – Tim Ritchie
Design – Mac James
Photography – David X. Young, Gerry Montesano, Ken Howard, Mark Duffy
Typography – Michael Manoogian
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros. Records Inc
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